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We still have a couple weeks of Beyond left - our last day of school isn't till June 6th. But then we have a week of VBS and then 2 weeks of vacations and then we start back mid-July so I wanted to go ahead and get everything ordered and ready before things get crazy. I ordered Bigger with Extensions and am having so much fun looking through the guide and all the books. I'm also excited because for the first time we are going with all HOD except for our math (we've always used Saxon and I'm worried about gaps if we switch now) and adding Spanish which we've done since Kindergarten so we are both used to it. It will be such a huge burden off me to just rely on the HOD guide as written and not worry about adding a ton of extras. I can't wait to start!

Congratulations!!!!

It's so fun to get the next guide isn't it? I'll be doing Bigger Hearts next year with my little 3rd grader. It'll be my third time through it (her first ), and we're so excited. Feel free to share how your year is going once you start!

Blessings on your year to come!

That is great! Don't you just love the new book smell?!

Did you receive a tracking number? I ordered almost 3 days ago and still no tracking number. I'm hoping it is in the mail .

We are doing the same thing, taking the month of June off and starting back up in July. I am sure you will love Bigger! My 2nd is going to be starting it in the fall and I am excited to do it again with her.

Us too - we take off for the month of June usually. But this year we are going to go half speed the month of June and July. We will see what happens. This accomplishes 4 weeks of work So my younger 2 kids will start their guides in June and then my oldest will start her guide in August. She is doing CTC so she may go half speed in August also just to get her used to the workload.

And my middle child is doing Bigger too! So EXCITED!!!! My youngest is going to Little and oldest to CTC. All books are on the shelf and ready to go!

Yay! So excited to see that so many of us will be starting Bigger in July!

Samuel'sMommy wrote:Yay! So excited to see that so many of us will be starting Bigger in July!

How long before you received your tracking number and/or package?

mothermayi? wrote:

Samuel'sMommy wrote:Yay! So excited to see that so many of us will be starting Bigger in July!

How long before you received your tracking number and/or package?

Sorry I forgot to respond earlier. I ordered on May 6th, got a tracking number the next day, and the package was delivered on May 12. So yours should be coming any time. It may depend on what you ordered and where you live. I have always had fast shipping from HOD. It's one of the reasons I love them so much!

Just curious, what have you used for Spanish? We'd like to start a language while our kids are young but I have no idea what to use.

Gyminey wrote:Just curious, what have you used for Spanish? We'd like to start a language while our kids are young but I have no idea what to use.

We've used a mix of things. I took Spanish in high school and in college so know a little bit of it. We started with some workbooks I found at our school supply store here in town. I think they are called Teach Them Spanish. They go from K through 5th grade I think. They introduced basic vocabulary like colors, numbers, clothing, etc. I don't know if they would have worked without some knowledge of Spanish but they were good for us. We just did a page per day, made flash cards of any new vocabulary, and then reviewed our flashcards periodically. We also used Song School Spanish at one point and it was OK. My son liked it but it wasn't my favorite. He also just enjoys getting books from the library with Spanish words and watching some of his favorite movies and TV shows in Spanish. If they are on DVD you can choose that option in the menu. Since they are shows he is familiar with he can usually follow what is going on and pick up a few words and phrases. At this point he has a lot of vocabulary knowledge but not much in the way of conversational skills so we got Rosetta Stone to try this year. We'll see how it goes. My husband has been wanting to learn also and I need to brush up on my skills to stay ahead of my son so I'm hoping that this will help all of us. I also looked into La Clase Divertida and really liked it but I think he already knows a lot of what it in that.